Fox News Internal Document warns colleagues not to trust their own on air commentators

[Dennis Donovan]

https://www.thedailybeast.com/fox-news-internal-document-bashes-john-solomon-joe-digenova-and-rudy-giuliani-for-spreading-disinformation

In a dossier obtained by The Daily Beast, Fox’s research unit advises colleagues to be wary of “disinformation” from several Trump-boosting on-air regulars, including Giuliani.

Will Sommer
Maxwell Tani
Andrew Kirell

Updated Feb. 06, 2020 5:07PM ET / Published Feb. 06, 2020 5:00PM ET

EXCLUSIVE

Fox News’ own research team has warned colleagues not to trust some of the network’s top commentators’ claims about Ukraine.

An internal Fox News research briefing book obtained by The Daily Beast openly questions Fox News contributor John Solomon’s credibility, accusing him of playing an “indispensable role” in a Ukrainian “disinformation campaign.”

The document also accuses frequent Fox News guest Rudy Giuliani of amplifying disinformation, as part of an effort to oust former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch, and blasts Fox News guests Victoria Toensing and Joe diGenova—both ardent Trump boosters—for “spreading disinformation.”

The 162-page document, entitled “Ukraine, Disinformation, & the Trump Administration,” was created by Fox News senior political affairs specialist Bryan S. Murphy, who produces research from what is known as the network’s Brain Room—a newsroom division of researchers who provide information, data, and topic guides for the network’s programming.

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[guillaumeb]

1. Imagine what Rachel Maddow would do with this topic. eom

[Mike 03]

2. Utterly fascinating

But this begs the question of why Fox would hire people like Solomon who specialize in disinformation.

This memo is going to increase the division and paranoia levels, especially unnerving the staunchest partisans like Hannity and Carlson.

This environment is going to be tense, like in John Carpenter's "The Thing."

[gratuitous]

7. Why would Fox hire disinformation specialists?

Obviously not for internal consumption, according to this little dossier. Fox puts these liars on the air to lie to their audience. It also occupies time for other media outlets to explain why folks like John Solomon aren't to be trusted, taking away from the time those outlets could be reporting factual occurrences.

This internal dossier could be boiled down to, "Don't get high on our supply."

[OnDoutside]

9. I suppose there does seem to be a distinction between Fox News division and Fox News Entertainment.

[UniteFightBack]

3. Looks like that list needs to be a hell of a lot longer. nt

[Wednesdays]

4. As I posted on a similar thread,

this Bryan S. Murphy dude will be unemployed by this weekend.

[TwilightZone]

5. That's hilarious and a little terrifying.

And yet they keep having them on.

[Roland99]

6. So why keep having them on the air?

Oh wait. I think I know....

[Grasswire2]

8. whaddya bet Trump demands he be fired?

Keep an eye on the guy.

[kentuck]

10. Probably a day late and a dollar short.

I bet they never mentioned Sean Hannity.

[dweller]

11. Fox Network's Brain Room - aka an abandoned mop bucket closet

check that, it's the mop bucket itself


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